I recently went for a 90 minute cruise on Saguaro Lake aboard the Desert Belle. Saguaro Lake is located east of Phoenix on the Salt River, downriver of Canyon Lake and Apache Lake. The landscape is dominated by Four Peaks and the Goldfield Mountains. It is reached by way of the Bush Highway.

The Saguaro Lake Marina.

The Desert Belle tour boat makes frequent cruises.

Four Peaks is prominent on the horizon.

Do you see an elephant?

Off-road vehicle trails are part of the Butcher Jones Recreation Site.

Crowned Saguaro Cacti display an uncommon growth pattern.

Saguaro Lake meanders through the foothills of the Goldfield Mountains.

A Turkey Buzzard silhouetted against Four Peaks.

Eagle perched on a dead tree.

Begley Flat Recreation Area has docks and onshore facilities.

A duck swoops down to land on the water.

Ship Rock.

Saguaro Lake is impounded by Stewart Mountain Dam. It is 1,26./0 feet long and 208 feet high. It was conmpleted in 1930.

Saguaro Lake Marina.

Red Mountain seen across the Salt River, several miles downstream from the dam.

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Roosevelt Dam
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